The Yankees have committed $573.5 million in guaranteed contracts this winter. The job still feels unfinished.
Over the last month, Yankees discourse focused on how the front office would make improvements to an offense that was outclassed by the Astros in the ALCS, with many zeroing in on left field. However, in recent days the tenor of the conversation surrounding the Yankees has shifted to their fixation on avoiding the final Competitive Balance Tax threshold, or the “Steve Cohen Tax” as it has become colloquially known.
And even if you don’t believe Heyman (I wouldn’t blame you for that policy), the Yankees’ actions tell the same story.